The Critic.

NZ Truth, Issue 472, 4 July 1914, Page 1

The Critic.

Who emn undaunted brave .tho CrlUc'a rage, Or note unmov/Ml hU mention In th« Critic's pag«i Parade hl« error In the public eye, . And Mother Qrundy'* rmf defyt

In the flour of. life—A miller. • ♦ , ■ . « Hating — A habit that spoilt) the appotlto. •••a ■ ■ • Capitalism sweats tho brain of Genius and tho. brawn of l*abor. • * * Dominion synonyms — Massoy and muddling:; Fißher tho fluting; Herdman, and harassing: Allen and addling; Fraser and ilnesHing. • * 9 A loading Jewoller says that tho latent cutting for men* engagement solitaires, is squaro Instead of round. "Critic" hope* all engagements will henceforth bo on tho square. ■ > •,# ■ - * ' Bishop Julius, who chases Beelzebub off the promises at Chrlstchurch, reckons ibttt Sawbath school children learn v lot of things out of the Bible which aro of no uho to them. Jutww! And «yen parsons learn wholo heaps "of things from the BlMo which aro of no uao> to them—or ooybodyolao.

, A big relation— A tall story^ ■•■ • v • Mankind Includes woman, for roan embraces' woman. ' : •' • • Man may lead women to the altar, but there his leadership ceases. • • < Capitalism has an interest m lnteres^ Hnd« profit only In.proflt, .and knows no principle but principal. • * ■ : - ''' .■ A Wolllngtor. Nonconformist skypilot was dilating tho other Sunday on tbo evils of Sunday trading. A collection was taken up, as usual. • • • ' A certain . smnrt little, boy out tho Hutt way, who has been ambitious for a long time to bo a postman, played at '•protendlngs" the other rtftornoon with a bundle of old love letters that bis mother had treasured uinpo her courtship days. In high glee he distributed his find, In a hounc-to-hou»o visit m tho .neighborhood, with r<*«ults that may well bjy^-to tho imagination.